After von Kauffman and Heinrich finally managed to subdue Mena, she tried to excuse her behavior by claiming to be involved in a candid camera TV show that was currently being filmed. When that failed, she told the two men she was a federal agent and that she was friends with the mayor of Hallandale Beach who would make trouble for the two if they didn't release her.

"She was saying everything and doing everything to get us to let go of her," von Kauffman, a hypnotherapist, told the Sun Sentinel.

The police eventually arrived and arrested Mena on charges of battery and criminal mischief.

At her bond hearing yesterday, Mena tried one last excuse: The entire incident was performance art.

To which Judge John "Jay" Hurley responded: "I suggest not wearing boots and doing artwork in the middle of a roadway. I would start right there and everything will start looking up for you."